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The next Patient Participation Group meeting is to be announced. These meetings are open to all registered patients so please come along if you are free. Your ideas and views are important to us and can help us shape services to our patient's needs.

Appointments not attended

In the month of November a total of 130patients did not attend their booked appointments (69with the doctors and 61with the practice nurse) nor were the appointments cancelled so they could not be offered to patients in need of them. If you no longer need or are unable to attend the appointment you have booked, please call the surgery on 020 7266 1449 to cancel it.

Clinics & Services

All patients are offered a health check at the time of registering with the surgery. In addition to providing general medical services the surgery offers maternity services, family planning, cervical smears, child health monitoring and travel immunisations. The receptionists will be pleased to help you with any enquiries and with booking your appointments.

We have a practice nurse at the surgery who works closely with the doctors to provide wound care, chronic disease management and cervical screening. To make an appointment to see the nurse, please phone (020) 7266 1449.

Within The Medical Centre we have a team of health visitors who provide advice on healthcare, particularly for pregnant women, babies and children under the age of five. To contact the practice health visitor, please telephone (020) 7266 8600.

Community staff are available within The Medical Centre to provide help and advice with chiropody, children's dentistry and speech therapy. To contact the community staff, please telephone (020) 7266 8600.

Non-NHS/Private Services

Non-NHS services include medical examination for HGV licensing, elderly drivers, pre-employment, insurance and fitness to travel. These are undertaken outside normal surgery hours and so a special appointment must be made.

Fees are payable for these services and a list of charges is available on request.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

A smoking cessation clinic is held at the practice every Thursday which is run by Kick-It. Patients are required to make an appointment to see the smoking advisor who will be able to guide and support you and help you whilst giving up smoking.

A Primary Care Plus clinic is held at the practice on alternate Fridays. The Primary Care Liaison Nurse is available by appointment.

Primary Care Plus (PCP) Mental Health Service is a new service provided by Central London Healthcare. The team provide support to people with mental health related conditions ranging from mild depression to more serious conditions. We offer patients more choice of treatment methods as well as easier and faster access to treatment at a time when it’s most needed.

The PCP Team

The Team is made up of Primary Care Liaison Nurses, a Social Worker and Community Navigators, who triage all referrals and support patients discharged from specialist to primary care. It ensures patients receive the right level of care and support at all stages of their treatment process.

If you would like to find out more about this service you can contact: